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Clean Energy Justice: Stories from the Front Lines of Defense

We joined with Indigenous, Gulf South, and Appalachian communities on the frontlines of fossil fuel development to produce the Clean Energy Justice Convergence: a series of expeditions and events shining a spotlight on the costs, public health impacts, and environmental devastation associated with extractive and fossil fuel-based energy systems.

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Conquering Columbus: Indigenous Peoples Day

Above all, Indigenous People’s Day is an invitation to lift up, align with, and stand behind the struggles of Indigenous Peoples past, present, and future. In this post, we outline just a few ways you can honor, celebrate, and take action.

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New outdoor exhibition and IMAX-style film venue

This weekend we debuted our new traveling museum venue with a presentation of ‘Whale People: Protectors of the Sea’ at the Lummi Nation. The outdoor exhibition features a 3,000 pound totem pole, and an award-winning IMAX-style film that tells the story of the environmental emergency through the figures of the orca and the salmon.

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Summer 2020 Update

As a flexible, skunkworks framework, we’ve been working for years to model the museum of the future, one that aligns its interests with the needs of communities that are leading the fight for a safe and equitable future for all. As we bear witness to intensifying calls on society and our bedrock institutions to address systemic racism and inequality and to decolonize, this work has become all the more relevant.

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